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Danielle Simmons

Warm, practical therapy grounded in CBT

LMFT New York

Experience
6 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Danielle

Danielle Simmons is an LMFT practicing in New York who draws on cognitive behavioral therapy alongside complementary methods to help people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship strains.

Background and approach

She blends CBT with client-centered and emotion-focused techniques to create practical, growth-oriented plans that address communication, self-esteem, and patterns that contribute to ongoing distress. Her work emphasizes developing concrete coping tools while honoring each person's story and goals.

With six years of clinical experience, Danielle often focuses on family dynamics, parenting challenges, and life transitions, including divorce, caregiving stress, and career shifts. She also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, anger, panic attacks, and social anxiety, using a combination of DBT skills, narrative exploration, and solution-focused strategies when useful.

Danielle aims to empower clients to build resilience, clarify life purpose, and strengthen emotional regulation through collaborative, strengths-based work.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life

Danielle commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy to guide online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and replacing them with practical skills to reduce anxiety, manage panic, and address mood concerns. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and support so clients can explore values, self-esteem, and life purpose at their own pace.

She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are priorities; DBT offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. Across approaches, the therapist treats selecting the right method as a collaborative process - she will work with each client to determine which techniques best match their goals, preferences, and the issues they bring to sessions.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for clients balancing work, family, and other responsibilities. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care during transitions and allow people to access licensed professionals from wherever they are in New York. The variety of session types supports different communication styles and practical needs while keeping therapy adaptable to real life.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Danielle commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, self-esteem, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, anger, career issues, and coping with life changes.
What therapeutic styles does she use?
The practice integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with client-centered therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, emotionally-focused techniques, narrative therapy, and solution-focused methods to match client goals.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
Danielle has six years of experience working with a range of emotional and relational challenges and incorporates both evidence-based strategies and narrative approaches.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the credential LMFT and is licensed in New York under NY LMFT 002301, practicing from that state.
Are sessions available in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English; she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are offered for therapy?
Clients can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or through text-based messaging depending on what fits their needs.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided via a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps should someone take to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

Trauma and abuseParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

Caregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameLife purposePanic disorder and panic attacksSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Narrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

6+ years

Licensed

New York

Languages

English